wool

wool

noun

{bc}the soft wavy or curly usually thick undercoat of various hairy mammals and especially the sheep made up of a matrix of keratin fibers and covered with minute scales

wool fat

noun

{bc}wool grease especially after refining {bc}{sx|lanolin||}

wool grease

noun

{bc}a fatty slightly sticky wax coating the surface of the fibers of sheepu0027s wool {dx}compare {dxt|wool fat||}{/dx}

combing wool

noun

{bc}long-staple strong-fibered wool found suitable for combing and used especially in the manufacture of worsteds

cotton wool

noun

{bc}raw cotton

dyed-in-the-wool

adjective

{bc}{sx|thoroughgoing||}, {sx|uncompromising||}

glass wool

noun

{bc}glass fibers in a mass resembling wool and being used especially for thermal insulation and air filters

mineral wool

noun

{bc}any of various lightweight vitreous fibrous materials used especially in heat and sound insulation

Shetland wool

noun

{bc}fine wool from sheep raised in the Shetland Islands

steel wool

noun

{bc}an abrasive material composed of long fine steel shavings and used especially for scouring and burnishing